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Chinese New Year
February 4, 2017 @ 12:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Music, dance and a magical lantern parade are among the highlights when the Year of the Rooster is welcomed in colourful style during Chinese New Year celebrations in Ilkeston on Saturday 4 February.
A drop-in family lantern making workshop will be running at Erewash Museum between 12.30pm and 4.30pm where, for £1.50, people can make their own lanterns to take along to the early evening parade.
The parade will gather at the museum from 5pm and will leave at 5.30pm to make its way to Ilkeston Market Place and will be joined by a Lion Dancing team to add to the colour.
A one-hour New Year celebration will be held in the Market Place between 5.30pm and 6.30pm and, as well as the Lion Dancing spectacle, there will be a specially-created performance featuring pupils from Morley Primary School. The children are working with classically trained musician and storyteller Ling Peng ahead of the event.
